Q130. Who wrote When Love Came Calling?
[SSC MTS • 6 Feb 2026, Shift 2]
A) Aruni Kashyap
B) Preeti Shenoy
C) Chetan Bhagat
D) Tanya Selvaratnam
Answer: B) Preeti Shenoy
Explanation: Preeti Shenoy is the novelist behind When Love Came Calling, a contemporary romantic story about Puja and Arush. It connects self-discovery and personal aspiration with the relationship between two young people from contrasting backgrounds.
Q129. Who wrote Joseph Anton: A Memoir?
[SSC MTS • 5 Feb 2026, Shift 2]
A) Kiran Desai
B) Chetan Bhagat
C) Salman Rushdie
D) Amit Chaudhuri
Answer: C) Salman Rushdie
Explanation: Salman Rushdie published Joseph Anton in 2012. The title uses the pseudonym he adopted during years under protection after the controversy over The Satanic Verses, making it a personal memoir rather than fiction.
Q128. Who wrote Anandamath, a novel associated with the Sannyasi Rebellion?
[SSC MTS • 5 Feb 2026, Shift 1]
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer: B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Explanation: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandamath, published in 1882. The novel is set amid eighteenth-century Bengal, and its song Vande Mataram later became a major symbol of the freedom movement.
Q127. Who is the author of An Equal Music?
[SSC MTS • 10 Feb 2026, Shift 2]
A) Vikram Seth
B) Zulfikar Ghose
C) Shiva Naipaul
D) Kiran Desai
Answer: A) Vikram Seth
Explanation: Vikram Seth’s 1999 novel follows the lives of professional musicians and incorporates a deep knowledge of Western classical music. It differs in setting and form from his celebrated Indian family saga A Suitable Boy.
Q126. Who authored In the Footsteps of Mahatma… Gandhi and Sanitation?
[SSC MTS • 6 Feb 2026, Shift 3]
A) Raja Rao
B) Arun Shourie
C) Sudarshan Iyengar
D) Kamala Das
Answer: C) Sudarshan Iyengar
Explanation: Sudarshan Iyengar is a Gandhian scholar whose writing explores cleanliness, dignity of labour and public life. This title focuses on Gandhi’s views of sanitation, an important but sometimes overlooked aspect of his programme.
Q125. Who wrote Ancient Solutions of Modern Problems?
[UP PGT Sociology • 9 May 2026]
A) G. S. Ghurye
B) S. Radhakrishnan
C) Bhagwan Das
D) Radhakamal Mukerjee
Answer: C) Bhagwan Das
Explanation: Bhagwan Das was an Indian philosopher and educationist who discussed applying ethical principles drawn from older traditions to modern disputes. His authorship belongs to philosophical and social thought rather than literary fiction.
Q124. Who is the author of Folkways?
[UP PGT Sociology • 9 May 2026]
A) R. M. MacIver
B) W. G. Sumner
C) Robert Redfield
D) V. Pareto
Answer: B) W. G. Sumner
Explanation: William Graham Sumner published Folkways in 1906. His influential sociology book analysed social habits, customs and mores, helping distinguish informal shared norms from formal law and individual choice.
Q123. Who wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism?
[UP PGT Sociology • 9 May 2026]
A) T. B. Bottomore
B) V. Pareto
C) Max Weber
D) Émile Durkheim
Answer: C) Max Weber
Explanation: Max Weber examined links between Protestant religious ethics and the development of capitalism in this classic of sociology. Its argument centres on vocation, discipline and economic behaviour rather than on a purely financial history.
Q122. Who wrote The Sari Eternal, launched in January 2026?
[OSSSC Forester/Forest Guard • 17 Apr 2026, Shift 2]
A) Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri
B) Shashi Tharoor
C) Sudha Murty
D) Arundhati Roy
Answer: A) Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri
Explanation: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri, a former diplomat, authored this volume about the sari and its cultural significance. It treats clothing as an expression of heritage, craft and identity, not merely as a fashion commodity.
Q121. Who wrote Ready, Relevant and Resurgent II: Shaping a Future Ready Force?
[OSSSC Forester/Forest Guard • 29 Apr 2026, Shift 2]
A) Rajnath Singh
B) Amit Shah
C) Anil Chauhan
D) Manoj Mukund Naravane
Answer: C) Anil Chauhan
Explanation: General Anil Chauhan is credited with the work. It concerns future readiness and modernization of India’s armed forces, especially evolving military capabilities. The examination referred to its release in October 2025.
